On Friday, September 6th, at approximately 1:37 AM, a Rome Police Department officer observed a black Dodge Charger turning east from Lavander Drive onto Shorter Avenue. The vehicle, driven by Omar Garcia, was traveling at an extremely high rate of speed. The officer initiated a pursuit of the suspect vehicle. However, the Charger quickly vanished, prompting the officer to discontinue a pursuit and issue a lookout to all nearby units.
Moments later, another officer, traveling south on Riverside Parkway, spotted the Charger at a distance still speeding eastbound on Turner McCall Boulevard. Upon activating emergency lights and attempting to follow the Charger, the officer arrived at the scene of a severe head-on collision involving the Charger and a Honda Accord. Afterward, it was discovered that the fleeing vehicle was a Redeye edition – which is equipped with a supercharger and generates 797 horsepower.
Tragically, the collision resulted in the deaths of two occupants, Kadrian Harris and Malik Henderson, of the Honda Accord. A third occupant, a 1-year-old child, Riley Harris was critically injured. The occupants of the Charger sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized.
Garcia has been charged with 2 counts of vehicular homicide, 1 count of serious injury by vehicle, DUI, driving without a license, fleeing/attempting to elude, reckless driving, and driving too fast for conditions. He is being booked into the Floyd County Jail and will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
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Two people were killed and a 1 year-old child suffered serious injuries following a head-on wreck early Saturday morning in front of Applebee’s restaurant on Turner McCall Blvd.
Reports said that a police officer clocked Omar Garcia, the driver of a Dodge Charger, driving at speeds of over 90 mph along Lavender Drive just before the wreck. However, because of the speed, the officer opted to end the chase.
Minutes later, Garcia struck a vehicle head-on. Two adults in that vehicle, Kadrian Harris and Malik Henderson, were both killed. The 1 year-old Riley Harris suffered serious injuries.
Garcia was taken to a local hospital for treatment to his injuries. He is expected to be booked into the Floyd County Jail once he is recovered from his injuries.
